Laura, Laura, Laura. . . The Dining at Large blog used to be a friend of the suburbs! All your readers are welcome on Rte 29! Come for the BBQ; stay for a giant yard, public schools, and parking lot cafes.

(Thanks to Brandon for the tip. Notice in the post that the Laurel post office address does confuse the out-of-towners. More proof that isn't Laurel. Two words: Fulton annexation.)

What's so bad about mentioning a good restaurant in Laurel? It's halfway between DC and Baltimore; a good stopping or meeting place when traveling between the two Metros. It's also home to Pasta Plus; better than *any* Italian restaurant in Baltimore's Little Italy.

I was always told that the area by APL is really scaggsville, but JHU did some lobbying to gerrymander that area into Laurel, because they didn't want a Scaggsville address because they didn't like the way it sounded.